Hypselodoris rositoi is a species of sea slug or dorid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Chromodorididae.[2]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Order: | Nudibranchia |
| Family: | Chromodorididae |
| Genus: | Hypselodoris |
| Species: | H. rositoi
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| Hypselodoris rositoi | |
Distribution
editThis nudibranch was described from Malajibomanoc (Chicken Feather Island), Batangas Bay, Luzon Island, Philippines, 13°37′41″N 120°57′58″E / 13.628°N 120.966°E. It is known only from the Philippines.[1]
Description
editHypselodoris rositoi has a pink body with a white border to the mantle and foot. The rhinophores are orange, with pink-purple sheaths.[1][3]
This species is large, reaching 50–60 mm in length.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b c d Epstein, H. E.; Hallas, J. M.; Johnson, R. F.; Lopez, A.; Gosliner, T. M. (2018). Reading between the lines: revealing cryptic species diversity and colour patterns in Hypselodoris nudibranchs (Mollusca: Heterobranchia: Chromodorididae). Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society. 2018, XX, 1–74. With 40 figures.
- ^ MolluscaBase (2018). Hypselodoris rositoi Gosliner & Johnson, 2018. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species on 2018-10-22.
- ^ Gosliner, T.M., Behrens, D.W. & Valdés, Á., 2018. Nudibranch and Sea Slug Identification - Indo-Pacific. New World Publications; 2nd Revised, Updated edition. 452 pp. ISBN 1878348671, ISBN 978-1878348678, p. 195